2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you pursue a associate degree in respiratory care therapy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Associate Degree

The respiratory care therapy/therapist associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on respiratory care therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other respiratory care therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory care therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for respiratory care therapy students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Care Therapy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for respiratory care therapy students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy has to check out Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. Located in the rural area of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

2

Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy has to look into Community College of Allegheny County. CCAC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Community College of Allegheny County

3

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Community College of Philadelphia if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Community College of Philadelphia

4

Delaware County Community College
Media, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Delaware County Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Delaware County Community College

5

Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Luzerne County Community College

6

Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Reading Area Community College

7

Laurel Business Institute
Uniontown, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Uniontown, LBI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Laurel Business Institute

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	140
New Jersey	249	90
Maryland	221	76

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Respiratory Care Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	272
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	164
Surgical Technology	133
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	57
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	23
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	19
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	8
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	7
Athletic Training	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.